University of Cape Town

The Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Leadership in Africa is made to individuals who have made contributions to Africa through sustained and visionary leadership.

UCT Libraries offer state-of-the-art technology, vast collections of reading and research material, and the specialised services of friendly, efficient and helpful staff.

The following awards recognise excellence, a core pillar of the University of Cape Town’s academic project.

Studying at university demands a lot of hard work. However, every faculty and department has people and programmes in place to help you succeed, because your success is UCT’s success.

Teaching and learning is a very important part of what UCT does and is.

Health systems are inequitable around the world: they provide higher quality health services to the wealthy than to the impoverished.

Declines in poverty worldwide have slowed, and the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the first rise in extreme poverty in a generation. In sub-Saharan Africa, the dire economic situation could push up to 40 million people into extreme poverty.

Hunger is once more on the rise globally after having been kept in check for many years.

Despite the importance of women in the global response to COVID-19, they remain underrepresented in leadership positions, subjected to violence and disadvantaged by discriminatory laws ...

Education is vital as a catalyst for positive change.